Bringing out the best in wild birds on farms
A supportive environment can bring out the best in an individual—even for a bird.
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2022
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Journal of Applied Ecology
How to improve crop management in organic horticulture
Sowing crops with agroeconomical services, that is, with benefits for the global ecosystem in crop practices is an efficient strategy for improving environmental sustainability. Now, an international study reveals that the ...
Ecology
Feb 10, 2022
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An ecological tradeoff? Utility-scale solar energy impedes endangered Florida panthers
Florida, the "Sunshine State," is rapidly increasing installation of utility-scale solar energy (USSE) facilities to combat carbon emissions and climate change. However, the expansion of renewable energy may come with environmental ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2022
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Climate warming and benthivorous fish interactively lead to regime shift in freshwater ecosystems
Shallow lake ecosystems can shift from a clear-water state dominated by macrophytes (good state) to a turbid state dominated by phytoplankton (nuisance state), with loss of key functions and services. The alternative states ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 5, 2022
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Urban gardens are a dependable food source for pollinators through the year
Gardens in cities provide a long and continuous supply of energy-rich nectar from March to October, scientists at the University of Bristol have found.
Plants & Animals
Jan 5, 2022
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Newly discovered fish songs demonstrate reef restoration success
Whoops, croaks, growls, raspberries and foghorns are among the sounds that demonstrate the success of a coral reef restoration project.
Ecology
Dec 8, 2021
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Woodland and hedgerow creation can play crucial role in action to reverse declines in pollinators
The largest survey of pollinator abundance in Wales has found that woodland and hedgerow creation can play a crucial role in action to reverse declines in insects that are essential for crop yield and other wildlife.
Ecology
Nov 17, 2021
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As nations promise to restore ecosystems at COP26, can they guarantee success?
Grand global commitments to plant trees to fight climate change are welcome. Healthy landscapes that suck planet-heating carbon out of the atmosphere—locking it into forests and soils—are among the best technologies there ...
Ecology
Nov 12, 2021
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Co-formulants used in commercial fungicide affects the health of bumblebees
Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London have found for the first time that a co-formulant found in commercial agricultural pesticides used across the UK significantly affects the health of bumblebees.
Plants & Animals
Nov 5, 2021
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Ecosystems worldwide are disrupted by lack of large wild herbivores—except in Africa
Biological research has repeatedly demonstrated that the relationship between the producer and the consumer is governed by a scaling law. An international research team has now looked into whether this law of nature can be ...
Ecology
Nov 3, 2021
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